St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
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There was no understanding between Sara
Bernhardt and Sam Small by which the re-
marks of the latter could be construed into
an advertisement. and yet Sam Small is
enough Of newspaper man to know that
such is a very fair sample Of valuable. free
advertising.
1t is said Capt. Mike Hoy thought he had
everything fixed up with the police commits
sioner's Republican members, and that his
hair stood on end when he realized he had
only been gently toyed with.
The city has no head of the police depart
ment anu no detective force. Now let the
Tribune renew its invitation to the thugs
and thieves of the nation to come up to Min
neapolis, the Beulah Land Of crooks.
Suppose a riot should break out-who
would direct the police force? It requires
four votes to secure action. The torch Of the
incendiary would be waving over the city,
while this heaven-born body, the police CON-
mission, is in deadlock on selecting head.
What beautiful monument that commission
is to the Queen city.
Freeman P. Lane-The' Tribune's recent
editorial on the oil question has tendency
to cause me extreme fatigue. The writer
evidently did not know what he was writing
about.
The sale of the Sarah Bernhardt gloves will
probably enjoy boom now.
What the police commission may do can
only be conjectured in the light of what it
has already done. And then let chaos come.
of assault in the second degree on Mel FitZ,
in the district court yesterday, it was some
what novel sight to see Assistant County
Attorney Jamison turn over to AdmarS
lawyer u big 44-caliber revolver with which
the assault was made.
If there is any one thing particularly cal
culuted to cause man tO:say wicked words it
is TO have business on the top floor OF ten
story building and find the elevator stopped.
The climax is reached, however, when the
stairs, 277 of them, are clmed and the Office
found to be in darkness.
An instance of cold-ice-cold-nerve was
surnished at an East side boarding house re-
Gently, when the man running the place tore
down neighbours board fence to build HIM
self O woodsned.
The mild-mannered little gentleman who
offered q resolution yesterday in the police
commission that the superintendent should
detail q patrolInan for detective service when
about the hardware business, but his
idea OF the value of detective
force is peculiar. He will doubtless be sur
prised to learn that it is not always after
crime that detective is needed, but some
times to prevent the commission OF crime;
that it takes men who have a knowledge of
criminals to hunt criminals; that a policeman
in uniform can be seen Il block away and
around the corner. He may be surprised to
find out few of these things, but it is hoped
tHuI NC w III uiu Iuou OuI uClOrt lOuS lOf the
safety of tine city.
The recent speech of Gov. McGill at the
anti-coercion meeting at Harmonic hall,
wherein he claimed to be an Irishmau, to-
gether with his speech at CALIFORNIAN ban
quet last winter when he said he was a
Scotchman, calls to mind a funny incident
| that occurred during the late gubernai orial
campaign. There was u big meeting held at
Armstrong one evening, when County Attor-
| ney Davis, Judge Van Schlege and Freeman
P. Lane were billed to speak. The meeting
opened with only Mr. Davis on the stand.
He made an eloquent speech, in
which he held McGll up as a
| most patriotic Irishman. As he
guished Judge Won Schegel came in,
| assembled the platform and made his speech.
He showed conclusively that McGill was a
German. and that he was as familiar with the
German tongue as was Bismarck. Mr. Lane,
who had been delayed, came in few moments
after Judge Won Schlegel had finished, and
was, of course, called on. Coming in he had
noticed that there was a fair sprinhling of
Finlanders in the audience, so shaped his adj
dress accordingly. According to his story
McGill was Finander, born and bred, and
if elected would put none but Finlanders
in office. This was too much for the audience
to stand, and amid wild laughter the meeting
broke up.